Yes. According to Baystate Medical Center policy, the position description of both residents and fellows includes:

participation in the educational activities of the training program

as appropriate, assumption of responsibility for teaching and supervising other residents and
students

participation in institutional orientation and education programs and other activities involving the clinical staff.

Since Baystate Medical Center is the Western Campus of Tufts University School of Medicine, each resident is granted a Clinical Instructor faculty appointment. Baystate values teaching and the faculty and residents take their jobs as educators seriously.

Located in the Chestnut Building on the main campus of Baystate Medical Center, the library offers quality information resources and knowledge services to advance patient care, research, education, community outreach and to support the administrative aspects of health care.

The library offers efficient access to thousands of digital and print knowledge resources, major databases and clinical information, and supports their effective use through formal instruction and consultations. Library professionals help provide accurate and timely evidence based information at the point-of-care or at other convenient locations - and we offer remote access to our electronic resources.

As housestaff, meals at the cafeteria are subsidized by the hospital. Every 3 months, residents receive meal money on their IDs that can be used.

Baystate Medical Center has a very extensive selection of food in its cafeteria. Pizza, hot and cold sandwiches, traditional grill offerings, sushi, baked goods, hot breakfasts, a salad bar are available every day. Fruit, yogurt, cereal, chips are also sold. Kosher, gluten-free and vegetarian options are available.

Atwaters Cafe, located off the main lobby of the hospital, is open in the evenings and on weekends. In addition, there are several Baystate-run cafes located on the main hospital campus and outpatient campus which residents in which residents and fellows may also use their meal money.

There are also vending machines, some of which offer hot meals, located in the cafeteria.

About Baystate Medical Center

Where is Baystate Medical Center?

Springfield is located in the historic Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts on the magnificent Connecticut River. Founded in 1636, it is one of the oldest settlements in America and the third largest city in Massachusetts. With a population of ~600,000, the Springfield metro area boasts the amenities of larger cities, but with a more relaxed, small-town feeling.

Located at the intersection of Interstates 91 and 90 (Mass Pike), Springfield is only 90 minutes from Boston and 3 hours to New York City. We're also close to some of the best skiing on the East coast and are just a short trip to many scenic beaches.

Baystate Health is committed to fostering an environment of diversity, inclusion and cultural competence where all employees are appreciated, fully engaged and supported to work to their full potential.

For the third consecutive year, Baystate has been recognized as a "Leader in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Healthcare Equality" in the 2013 Healthcare Equality Index Report, receiving a perfect rating for its inclusive policies and treatment of the LGBT community. For years Baystate has been allowing coverage for benefits that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) prohibited.

In 2011, Baystate was named a leader in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), one of just six health networks in the country singled out for the honor.

Baystate Health has established a Diversity Council whose members represent a cross-section of the organization, and an Office of Diversity and Inclusion which is involved in finding better ways to recruit, retain and promote an inclusive workforce.

Examples of Baystate's diversity-related initiatives include:

a program for leaders designed to explore personal attitudes toward differences and help managers learn how to support an inclusive environment

the first regional conference on transgender health, hosted by Baystate's Office of Continuing Education, Office of Diversity, and Women Advancing and Achieving in Medicine

Our Relocation Information page provides links to helpful job-seeking resources in the area. In addition, Baystate's Human Resources Department maintains a career opportunities site where current job openings can be browsed and applications submitted online.

To promote healthier communities both locally and globally, Baystate has pledged to implement and maintain operations and processes that protect our environment and support good health. It has a Green Team made up of employees from both clinical and non-clinical areas, including Environmental Services, Purchasing, Engineering, Food & Nutrition Services, Surgery, Baystate Children's Hospital, Marketing & Communications, and more. Initiatives include:

Using locally grown produce in Baystate Health cafeterias

Completing energy efficiency upgrades in hospital offices and corridors that will lower electric energy use by 20 million combined kilowatt hours over the next fifteen years, lowering operating costs, improving air quality, and reducing air pollution and gas emissions

About Springfield and the Surrounding Community

Considered the "crossroads of New England," Western Massachusetts offers convenient access to a wide variety of outstanding features that make for a rich quality of life for Baystate Health staff.

Western Massachusetts is known for its distinguished arts community, historical sites and first-class recreational features. Among its offerings are:

Some of the best skiing on the East coast in Vermont, New Hampshire and the Berkshires.

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Fly fishing on some of the area's fine rivers and in the Quabbin Reservoir.

Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden

Emily Dickinson Homestead, Amherst

Whitewater rafting, kayaking and canoeing and other water sports.

Tanglewood, summer home of the Boston Pops

Six Flags New England Theme Park

Hiking and mountain climbing in the Berkshires and White Mountains.

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

Arrowhead, Home of Herman Melville, Pittsfield

Bright Nights - New England's largest holiday lighting display

Our region also has a proud education tradition and is home to the Five Colleges consortium of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. (See the Living in the Pioneer Valley for information about arts and culture, outdoor recreation, weather and more.)

Springfield lies at the intersection of two major Interstate routes: the north-south I-91 and the east-west I-90 (Mass Pike), giving it convenient access to recreational and cultural opportunities in:

Traffic jams are virtually unheard of, so you can choose to live downtown, in a suburban community, or out in the country – even in nearby Northampton or Amherst - and still be within a 15-20 minute easy commute to the medical center. There are many attractive options whether you rent or purchase. From turn of the century farmhouses to historic brick townhouses and gracious suburban homes, housing choices are both abundant, diverse and affordable. The distinctive mix of urban and rural areas and easily accessible cultural and recreational activities makes the Pioneer Valley a uniquely pleasant place to live and work.

Many residents live in the five college community of Northampton, Amherst, Hadley and South Hadley or in nearby communities such as Easthampton, Longmeadow or the Hartford area of Connecticut. Others live in historic areas of Springfield, particularly in the Downtown or Forest Park areas. For residents with families, there are several suburbs with excellent school systems.